Lead Veterinary Surgeon (Small Animal) | 4-day Week | No OOH | Up To £75k DOE
1 month ago 
172 views
Salary
£65000 - £75000 per annum, Benefits: Relocation support & Welcome bonus
Company
Global Veterinary Careers (GVC)
Contact
Iain Anderson
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Experienced vet leader wanted for a well-equipped, busy first-opinion practice in a thriving market town (East Midlands). Mentor a stable team and drive clinical standards. You’ll be the senior clinician on site, setting the tone for clinical quality, patient outcomes and client experience. This is a hands-on leadership role with scope to shape how the practice works day-to-day, supporting case management, clinical governance, coaching/mentoring, and confident decision-making on more complex medical/surgical cases. You’ll suit this if you:- Are an RCVS-registered veterinary surgeon with strong first-opinion experience
- Enjoy leading by example clinically, including confident routine surgery (and ideally more advanced soft-tissue surgery)
- Have a track record of mentoring vets/nurses and building capability in others
- Are comfortable handling clinical complaints professionally and improving standards through audits/QI
- Bring calm, clear communication and a practical approach to team leadership
- Full-time 40 hours over 4 days (part-time considered)
- Shared Saturday rota: (09:00–12:00) with time back in lieu
- No out-of-hours / no on-call
- Friendly team with veterinary and nursing support
- Modern, well-equipped clinical environment (imaging, ultrasound, monitoring; dentistry investment planned)
- Salary up to £75,000 DOE
- 6.6 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays
- Private medical insurance
- Funded learning & development (CPD support + internal academy/resources)
- Professional fees/cover supported (RCVS/VDS/BVA)
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Cycle-to-work/green schemes
- Staff discounts (including pet care) and wider retail benefits
Tel: 0330 1135 222
Address:
East Midlands, United Kingdom